Muhammad Mukhtar

Muhammad Mukhtar (15 February 1988-14 October 2014) was a member of al-Qaeda who was well-known for his propaganda videos.

Biography
Muhammad Mukhtar was born on 15 February 1988 in Bagram, Iraq to a Sunni Muslim family. Mukhtar joined al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in 2004 at the age of 16 following the United States invasion in the Iraq War, and he assisted in various terrorist attacks against Shi'ite Muslims, Iraqi security forces, the US Army, and other civilians. Muhammad Mukhtar fought against the US Army as a fighter in AQI, and was experienced in infantry combat. Mukhtar became a propaganda figure, appearing in Inspire interviews and on the internet. Anwar al-Awlaki once praised him for his skills as a propagandist, and he helped to recruit young Muslims into al-Qaeda.

Muhammad Mukhtar later joined the al-Qaeda forces fighting in the Syrian Civil War, serving as a foreign fighter. He was killed in a United States airstrike near Homs on 14 October 2014.